{"id":63787,"date":"2020-05-20T08:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T08:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=63787"},"modified":"2021-11-25T03:53:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T03:53:24","slug":"how-to-disable-windows-10-unnecessary-services-to-improve-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-windows-10-unnecessary-services-to-improve-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Windows 10 Unnecessary Services to Improve Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 services play an essential role in keeping the smooth and stable performance of your computer. In general, we will keep their default settings. But you can disable unnecessary services in Windows 10 to improve its performance. On this page, you can learn<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-windows-10-unnecessary-services-to-improve-performance\/\"> two ways to disable Windows 10 Service for better performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">Way 1: Turn Off All Unnecessary Services in Windows 10 Through services.msc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">Way 2: Disable Unnecessary Services in Windows 10 Via iSunshare System Genius<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63788 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-windows-10-service.png\" alt=\"disable Windows 10 service\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-windows-10-service.png 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-windows-10-service-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way1\">Way 1: Turn Off All Unnecessary Services in Windows 10 Through services.msc<\/h2>\n<p>Where to check all the Windows 10 services status? You can view and manage them in Service (local) on your Windows 10 PC. Let\u2019s go deep into it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Press the<strong> Windows key<\/strong> and<strong> R key<\/strong> on the keyboard and enter <strong>services.msc<\/strong> on the Run box. After that, click <strong>OK<\/strong> or press Enter key to open the Service window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"341\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63789 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/run-services.png\" alt=\"run services\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/run-services.png 586w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/run-services-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> You can view all the Windows 10 services on this window. There are two kinds of services: <strong>Extended<\/strong> and <strong>Standard<\/strong>. You can select one service optionally to check its <strong>Description<\/strong>, <strong>Status<\/strong>,<strong> Startup Type<\/strong>, and <strong>Log On As<\/strong> on the Window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63791 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/view-all-windows-services-1.png\" alt=\"view service details\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/view-all-windows-services-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/view-all-windows-services-1-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> As you want to disable Windows 10 service to improve performance, you can pay attention to the services of which the Startup Type is Automatic in the reason that only these running services can make an effect on Windows performance. With a simple click on <strong>Startup Type header<\/strong> and you get the services listed orderly according to their Startup Type.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63792 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reorder-service-by-startup-type.png\" alt=\"reorder service by startup type\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reorder-service-by-startup-type.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reorder-service-by-startup-type-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Select the service you want to disable and double click to enter its properties window. Then click the <strong>Stop<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63793 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-unnecessary-service.png\" alt=\"stop unnecessary service\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-unnecessary-service.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-unnecessary-service-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: After the service is stopped, you can change the Startup type to <strong>Disabled<\/strong> or <strong>Manual<\/strong> (Manual is recommended and you can <strong><a href=\"#manual\">check the reason here<\/a><\/strong>). In the end, click the<strong> Apply<\/strong> button and then the <strong>OK<\/strong> button to keep the change. As a result, this Windows 10 service is turned off and will not boot up at Windows startup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/set-service-startup-type-to-be-manual-or-disabled.png\" alt=\"set service startup type to manual or disabled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/set-service-startup-type-to-be-manual-or-disabled.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/set-service-startup-type-to-be-manual-or-disabled-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You should think twice and read the description of the Windows service carefully and then decide whether to turn off the service or not. In addition, you can refer to <a href=\"#services\"><strong>the chart<\/strong><\/a> to get the service that can be disabled in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way2\">Way 2: Disable Unnecessary Services in Windows 10 Via iSunshare System Genius<\/h2>\n<p>Is there a simple way to disable the unnecessary service in Windows 10? Yes, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/system-genius\/\">iSunshare System Genius<\/a> to enable or disable the Windows service within simple clicks. This software offers you a professional suggestion to manage various system services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Download, install, and run the software. Everyone has three days for a free trial of all functions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click <strong>System Service<\/strong> tab on the software left menu and you can scroll the mouse to see all Windows 10 services. You can check the services<strong> Name<\/strong>, <strong>Ban Rate<\/strong>(the percentage of people who disable this service), <strong>Status<\/strong>, <strong>Advice,<\/strong> and <strong>Mode<\/strong> in the interface. When the mouse cursor hovers on one service, you can check its description.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63822 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-system-service-in-system-genius-software-1.png\" alt=\"check Windows system service\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-system-service-in-system-genius-software-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-system-service-in-system-genius-software-1-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> To disable the unnecessary services, you can directly click the <strong>Disable<\/strong> button at the end of your service row. If you don\u2019t know whether you should disable it or not, you can go to the Advice column for advice. Or you can check the Ban Rate\u2014the percentage of the people who disable this service to make your decision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-service-in-system-genius-1.png\" alt=\"disable service via system genius\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-service-in-system-genius-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/disable-service-in-system-genius-1-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you can get into the<strong> Service Log<\/strong> to check the operation you make. The Restore operation is set to help you retrieve the service to the original status.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63824 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-service-log-1.png\" alt=\"check service log\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-service-log-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/check-service-log-1-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"manual\"><strong>Tips 1: Set the unnecessary windows services to Disabled or Manual<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you set a service\u2019s startup type to Disabled, it may have unforeseen consequences. Many components or applications may go wrong and you will be in trouble. If you are not confident about the disable operation, you can make the unnecessary service startup type to be Manual. With service in manual status, it will not start automatically along with Windows startup. Also, the service can start when Windows or other components need it. Furthermore, it has no impact on the OS functionality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"services\"><strong>Tips 2: The services to be disabled safely in Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can check out the list below for the unnecessary services which are safe to disable for better performance and disable the services according to your situation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63798 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/service-that-can-be-disabled-safely-in-windows-10.webp\" alt=\"services that can be disabled in Windows 10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I5YcM55WFWs\">How to Disable Unnecessary Services in Windows 10<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 services play an essential role in keeping the smooth and stable performance of your computer. 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